durative
[ door-uh-tiv, dyoor- ]
/ ˈdʊər ə tɪv, ˈdyʊər- /
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adjective Grammar.
noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.
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Origin of durative
First recorded in 1885–90; durat(ion) + -ive
Words nearby durative
durante vita, Duranty, Duras, duration, duration tetany, durative, Durazzo, Durban, Durban poison, durbar, Dürck's node
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British Dictionary definitions for durative
durative
/ (ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar /
adjective
denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive
noun
- the durative aspect of a verb
- a verb in this aspect
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